Cancer Nursing: A Comprehensive Textbook - Hardcover

McCorkle, Ruth; Grant, Marcia Moeller; Frank-Stromborg, Marilyn; Baird, Susan B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0721656684 ISBN 13: 9780721656687

Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Presenting a multidisciplinary approach to cancer nursing, this edition includes new chapters on: cultural systems related to cancer; the burden of the caregiver; the principles of immunology; gene therapy; the physiological aspects of pain; pain assessment; pain management; confusion; current cancer nursing research; rehabilitation services; and the legal responsibility of the nurse. There is also a new unit on nurses' personal experience with cancer, which covers areas such as managing cervical dysplasia, surviving breast cancer, living with the consequences of a spouse's cancer, and recovering from the loss of a spouse.

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Review

Review of Last Edition: "The quest for a comprehensive cancer nursing textbook finally has ended...The editors...have achieved their stated mission: the creation of a ready reference for educators, students, clinical nurse specialists, and clinicians...Identifies critical oncology nursing content and integrates sophisticated medical and nursing research literature, culminating in scientific guidelines of nursing practice...Authoritative...long overdue in the field of oncology care...One would expect its pages to be well worn from everyday use." -- Oncology Nursing Forum

Edition details

• Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721656684
• ISBN 13: 9780721656687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1487